young and old

while the new mullein are cocky knee-high leafy rosettes, this old veteran is still hanging around to keep an eye on the youngsters.  mullien is one of those plants i mentioned earlier this week, that grows from the ground to 2-3 meters tall in one short northern growing season.  i can almost feel the sympathetic pain just imagining what is might must feel like to grow 6 feet in three months.

mullein (Verbascum)